Lagos Airport: FAAN Arrests Another Set Of Electric Cable Thieves
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has reported the arrest of another set of suspected electric cable thieves at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.
This is coming few weeks after a similar incident occured at the same airport.
FAAN in a press statement said a combined patrol team of officers from Aviation Security’s Crime Investigation and Intelligence(CII) Unit, and the Joint Military Task Force(JMTF) arrested three persons suspected to be cable thieves around the FAAN Training School.
According to the statement, two of the suspects were caught at about 0352hours today while digging and cutting electric cables connecting the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Powerhouse(International Wing,MMA) to the Domestic Terminal(MMA), while the third suspect, who serves as a link between the two other suspects and buyers at Arena Market, Oshodi was apprehended at exactly 0556hours, at Hajj and Cargo Terminal following confessions made by the two other suspects.
“Ongoing investigation revealed that one of the suspects was convicted and sentenced to 28 days imprisonment for a similar offence, sometime in April, 2022.
“The suspects are presently being interrogated by officials of FAAN AVSEC after which they will be handed over to the Police for prosecution,” the statement read.